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Table 3 Absorbance reading of stem essential oil of Eremomastax speciosa and the reference standards

From: Eremomastax speciosa (Hochst.): GC/MS profiling, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of stem essential oil

Concentration (mg/mL)

Vitamin C

BHA

ESEO

1.0

0.03 ± 0.01

0.05 ± 0.01

0.03 ± 0.00

0.5

0.04 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.01

0.03 ± 0.01

0.25

0.05 ± 0.01

0.09 ± 0.00

0.04 ± 0.01

0.125

0.07 ± 0.01

0.09 ± 0.01

0.05 ± 0.02

IC50

0.8728a

0.8729a

0.7296a

  1. Blank reading: 1.20, BHA: Butyl hydroxyanisole, ±  = Standard deviation, ESEO: E. speciosa stem essential oil; Values are mean ± standard deviation of each essential oil and standard analysed individually in triplicate. Means followed by the same alphabet in the same row represent no significant difference (p < 0.05) for a one-way ANOVA